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Cam’ron Warns Ja Morant Not To Be Like Him: “You Can’t Rap!”

June 12, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Cam’ron shared a warning for Ja Morant on Instagram, Sunday night, while reflecting on his own basketball career. In doing so, the Dipset rapper shared a picture of himself on his college basketball team. He explained that his behavior got him kicked out of college, but luckily his musical talents saved him. Cam says Morant doesn’t have that same luxury.

“I was on bull shit in college,” Cam admitted in the post. “I got kicked out for pistol whipping a n***a. (Which I don’t condone) lucky I had a plan B and C. Ja don’t be me you can’t rap!!! Lol as you can see its a lil blurry but it was still the set.”

Cam’ron At The Team Roc Annual Basketball Tournament

Cam’Ron and Juelz Santana of Diplomats during Team Roc Annual Basketball Tournament 2004 at Harlem Kingdom Projects in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Cam’ron isn’t the first rapper to speak on Ja Morant’s situation. Lil Wayne also recently made headlines for his comments on the Grizzlies’ star’s behavior. He said on the All The Smoke podcast: “He comes from a town of like 3000 people. What y’all expect? Y’all gave him $200 million. I just said a town with 3000 people. You expect him to be responsible? Nah, we’re tripping then… That’s magic.”

The NBA is expected to announce the details regarding a punishment for Morant brandishing a gun during an Instagram Live video after the NBA Finals. The Breakfast Club‘s Claudia Jordan has reported that Morant intends to argue the weapon was a toy. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver responded to that report during an interview on Dan Patrick Show on Thursday. “It’s something that I’m thinking a lot about because—again, I’m not going to get into the specifics of the investigation—but in fact if you are live-streaming something that to the world looks exactly like a gun in a frankly reckless manner, should it matter whether or not it’s a real gun?” he said. Check out Cam’ron’s recent post regarding Ja Morant here.

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Adam Silver Cracks Joke About Ja Morant Gun Incident

June 9, 2023 by newhiphopnews

On June 8, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. Unsurprisingly, Ja Morant was a central point of conversation during the interview. It came just days after representatives claimed that the gun Morant was seen with on May 13 was fake. However, Silver was quick to shut down any debate about the authenticity of the gun.

“It’s interesting,” Silver said. “The very issue for Ja, certainly in the first incident, was treating a gun as a toy. That’s what we’re talking about and that’s what I think the danger is to society. Taking a gun, live streaming it without getting into gun issues in terms of the propriety of owning guns and the use of guns. I think everyone agrees that gun safety is critically important and that guns aren’t toys. “It’s something that I’m thinking a lot about because, again, I’m not going to get into specifics about the investigation. But in fact, if you’re live streaming something to the world that looks exactly like a gun and in a frankly reckless manner, should it matter whether or not it’s a real gun?.” However, that’s not all Silver had to say about Morant.

Silver Makes Joke About Morant

Toward the end of the interview, Silver made a not-so-subtle dig at Morant. After Patrick said he was going to get Adam Sandler to do an anti-carrying PSA for the league, Silver commented that it could carry a “double meaning”. If the dig wasn’t clear enough, Patrick tore down the veil completely as he agreed with Silver. “Yeah absolutely, the Ja Morant Anti-Carrying Policy,” Patrick said.

It was something of a surprising comment from the usually reserved NBA Commissioner. However, reactions to his comments were fairly muted on social media. Instead, people were more annoyed that he chose not to reveal Morant’s punishment only to go on a media tour essentially hyping up the punishment. However, with another interview out of the way, it’s just another day closer to actually learning what the NBA has in store for Morant. Follow all the latest sports news here at HotNewHipHop.

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Ja Morant Toy Gun Claims Addressed By NBA Commissoner

June 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Ja Morant is still awaiting to his punishment for a May 13 live stream in which he was seen flashing a gun while driving around Memphis. Commissioner Adam Silver, who was “shocked” by the video, has refused to disclose Morant’s punishment until the conclusion of the NBA Finals. However, the suspension is expected to be lengthy. Many pundits believe Morant will not only be punished for his actions, but also for seemingly rebuking the league. Morant was briefly suspended for a similar incident in March but preached reform and contrition after returning to the court.

However, a report from Claudia Jordan of The Breakfast Club has added a new twist to the saga. Sources from within Morant’s camp told Jordan that the gun Morant was seen with was a toy gun. Furthermore, the sources claimed that the NBA is aware the gun was fake. However, they allege that the NBA is still preparing to hand down a suspension in the range of 30 games. Now the NBA has fired back about these allegations through Commissioner Adam Silver.

Adam Silver Dismisses Significant Of Gun’s Authenticity

Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show, Silver made it very clear where he stood on the new claims from Morant’s camp. “It’s interesting,” Silver said. “The very issue for Ja, certainly in the first incident, was treating a gun as a toy. That’s what we’re talking about and that’s what I think the danger is to society. Taking a gun, live streaming it without getting into gun issues in terms of the propriety of owning guns and the use of guns. I think everyone agrees that gun safety is critically important and that guns aren’t toys. “It’s something that I’m thinking a lot about because, again, I’m not going to get into specifics about the investigation. But in fact, if you’re live streaming something to the world that looks exactly like a gun and in a frankly reckless manner, should it matter whether or not it’s a real gun?”

It’s clear that the intention of Morant’s camp was to try and sway public opinion. By claiming the gun was fake, they were attempting to downplay the severity of what Morant did. However, that has backfired spectacularly thanks to this collected response from Silver. A basic rule of PR is don’t tee up your detractors. Furthermore, this saga should become a textbook example of what not to do. Silver put his, and by extension the NBA’s, foot down and the latest claims from Ja Morant’s camp may have done more harm than good to his pending case.

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Ja Morant’s Gun Was Allegedly Fake But Suspension Still Expected

June 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The fate of Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant remains unknown. On May 14, Morant was suspended by the Grizzlies after a video of him flashing a gun on Instagram Live went viral. Despite Morant apologizing for the incident, Commissioner Adam Silver expressed “shock” at the video. Furthermore, Silver announced that Morant’s punishment would be withheld until after the NBA Finals.

The incident has completely altered the trajectory of Morant’s career. He has been widely condemned for the incident. Furthermore, police in Tennessee performed a wellness check at Morant’s residence after a cryptic and worrying Instagram post. Elsewhere, Kendrick Perkins suggested that Morant could be better served with a move out of Memphis. Now, Morant’s team is throwing a Hail Mary.

Morant’s Team Claims The Gun Was Fake

Sources within Ja Morant’s camp are claiming that the gun Morant was seen with is in fact fake. These allegations were first reportedly by The Breakfast Club‘s Claudia Jordan. “The relative in the car in the back seat had a toy gun, not real, and was playing around with it and passed it [to Morant] and that got caught on the Live. The NBA has the video and allegedly, the gun looks extremely fake, obviously a toy gun. But according to my source, allegedly, Adam Silver is still going to go through with the suspension, [which is] looking like it’s going to be about 30 games.” However, the news has not been met with much sympathy online. The Breakfast Club panel questioned why the fake gun narrative was only being brought up now.

As previously mentioned, Morant apologized three days after the footage went viral. However, he never previously mentioned the gun being fake or a toy. Furthermore, it’s likely that the news is being leaked in order to try and sway public opinion in favor of Morant. The thinking likely is that public outcry with this new information could say the NBA. However, as many people have noted after the news broke, it doesn’t matter if the gun is fake or not. Morant goaded the NBA with his actions, forcing the league’s hand if they wanted to retain any sort of credibility. At the end of the day, fake or not, Morant is being punished on principle, not because of his specific actions.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Ja Morant’s Camp States the Gun Seen on Instagram Live Video is a Toy

June 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

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Ja Morant’s team has issued a statement with a suspension likely looming. His team is floating the message that the gun he was seen with on Instagram Live was a toy.

The report came on The Breakfast Club, stating Morant‘s team in Memphis had owned up to the weapon belonging to a relative in the car, but it wasn’t real. The belief is Morant’s suspension would be 30 games.

Ja Morant is on a self-imposed social media break, but Internet monitors have noticed a change in his social profile. According to The Blast, Morant has unfollowed his childhood friend on Instagram after the second Instagram Live gun flash.

The childhood friend is Davonte Pack, the person on IG live who caught Mroant with a gun in the background. Pack would attempt to drop the camera and hide when Morant flashed the weapon.

In addition to unfollowing Pack, Morant also no longer follows the MBNO clothing brand. MBNO was owned by Pack and stands for My Brothers, No Others.

This development comes as the league awaits the conclusion of the NBA Finals to determine Morant’s punishment. During his pre-NBA Finals press conference, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver notified NBA fans of an impending Ja Morant punishment.

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Speaking in front of the media, Silver revealed the forthcoming disciplinary action would wait until the Finals were over, not to take away from the on-court work and showcase of the Denver Nuggets and Miami HEAT.

“We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information, I think, since I was first asked about the situation,” Silver said Thursday. “I will say we probably could have brought it to a head now, but we made the decision, and I believe the players association agrees with us, that it would be unfair to these players and these teams in the middle of the series to announce the results of that investigation.

“Given that we’re of course in the offseason, he has now been suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies indefinitely, so nothing would have changed anyway in the next few weeks. It seemed better to park that at the moment, at least any public announcement, and my sense now is that shortly after the conclusion of the Finals we will announce the outcome of that investigation.”

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Ja Morant Praised By Jaren Jackson Jr. Amid Second Gun Incident

June 6, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Ja Morant has been going through quite a few issues as of late. If you remember, Morant was suspended for eight games for flashing a gun on Instagram. Subsequently, he did again just a few weeks ago. Now, the NBA is contemplating a very lengthy suspension. Overall, this could derail the Memphis Grizzlies next season, especially if he is gone for 82 games. Moreover, Adam Silver has made it clear that he will only make an official ruling after the NBA Finals. He also claimed that the league has uncovered some new and troubling information.

Needless to say, things are not very good for Ja Morant right now. There aren’t too many people out there trying to vouch for him. Instead, a lot of people are trying to distance themselves from the young man. However, he does have some teammates who completely have his back. For instance, Jaren Jackson Jr. was on Paul George’s Podcast P podcast, where he spoke about the issues with Ja. During the podcast, Jackson gave an update on his teammate, while also delivering some praise.

Ja Morant Finally Gets Positive Reinforcement

“He’s good,” Jackson Jr. simply explained. “He’s I think just growing up with this much attention on you, especially being this young. It’s a lot to deal with. […] Dude’s great. People always gotta understand that everybody human. That’s my brother though, no matter what. I stand my brother and I think that’s the lesson everybody should take away from this.” Needless to say, it must be nice for Ja to get at least some kind of praise these days. For the most part, it has felt like his career has been shrouded in nothing but pure negativity.

With the NBA Finals heading into Game 3, Ja Morant will be anxiously awaiting his fate. Many throughout the league believe either a half-season or full-season suspension is coming. Only time will tell whether or not this is the case. Let us know what you think of all this, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the sports world.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Ja Morant Unfollows Friend Who Put Him on IG Live

June 6, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The childhood friend is Davonte Pack, the person on IG live who caught Mroant with a gun in the background. Pack would attempt to drop the camera and hide when Morant flashed the weapon.

In addition to unfollowing Pack, Morant also no longer follows the MBNO clothing brand. MBNO was owned by Pack and stands for My Brothers, No Others.

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Kai Cenat Thirsts For Latto’s Sister Before Finding Out She’s With Ja Morant

June 4, 2023 by newhiphopnews

For once, let’s not talk about Ja Morant’s ongoing suspension from the NBA. Instead, let’s talk about his love life. In 2017, Morant met KK Dixon while he was a freshman at Murray State. Announcing their relationship in 2018, the couple had a daughter in 2019. Kaari has since become a regular fixture at FedExForum after Murray was drafted in 2019. However, it remains to be seen if Murray will remain a regular fixture in Memphis. Everyone is expecting a heavy suspension to be handed down to Morant after he flashed a gun on Instagram Live last month.

However, Morant and Dixon amicably split in early 2023. Despite this, they appear to be co-parenting Kaari. Instead, Morant has been linked with influencer Brooklyn Nikole since March 2023. The pair were spotted in late 2022 and people took posts from Nikole in March to indicate that they were dating. Aside from her 400,000 Instagram followers, Nikole is also the older sister of Latto.

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Kai Cenat Backtracks On Brooklyn Nikole

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In a recent stream, Kai Cenat pulled up Nikole’s Instagram. As Cenat looked respectfully, his Twitch chat began to grow frantic. After Cenat finally noticed, he began to yell “Ja? Ja Who?” as chat tried to warn him that Nikole was linked to Morant. After finally spotting Morant, along with claims that Morant would shoot up him for sliding Nikole, Cenat completely backtracked. Previously, the streamer has gotten flirty with GloRilla and gotten a little risque with Nicki Minaj. Earlier this year, Cenat became the most subbed streamer on Twitch.

However, it appears that Centa’s chat is working with some outdated information. As recently as May 20, it was alleged that Morant and Nikole have split up as a result of Morant’s latest controversies. Little was known about their relationship but Nikole appeared to call it quits with an Instagram post with the caption “that’s a wrap”. Regardless, it remains a very funny moment for the vastly-popular streamer. Follow all the latest sports news and viral moments here on HotNewHipHop.

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Ja Morant Unfollows Childhood Friend Who Filmed Gun Video

June 3, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Ja Morant went viral for pulling a gun out on Instagram Live on May 13. A day later, he had been suspended from all team activities by the Memphis Grizzlies. Morant had already served an eight-game suspension for pulling a gun out while streaming at a strip club in March. Despite Morant appearing truly repentant after the March incident, it didn’t appear to stop Morant from doing it again just two months later.

Despite an apology from Morant, the league’s punishment is expected to be harsh. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he was “shocked” by the footage. However, Silver revealed that he would not be announcing Silver’s punishment until the conclusion of the NBA Finals. However, Morant is expected to be suspended for double-digit games, maybe even as much as a full season suspension. Morant is set to start a five-year, $194 million contract next season. Away from the court, a large amount of concern for Morant has been raised. A cryptic Instagram post resulted in a police welfare check at Morant’s Tennessee residence. Furthermore, a recent statement from Stephen A. Smith voiced concern that Morant “wouldn’t be alive in 5 years.”

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Morant Unfollows Childhood Friend

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Ja Morant has been relatively quiet in recent weeks. Beyond his apology and cryptic Instagram post, the guard has been on radio silence. When speaking with police during the welfare check, Morant said he was simply taking a break from social media. However, he does appear to be making some moves on his socials, even if he isn’t posting.

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Reportedly, Morant has unfollowed his childhood friend, Davonte Pack. Pack is the individual who was driving and filming Morant during the second gun-flashing incident. To Pack’s credit, he did attempt to turn the camera away from Morant when his gun became visible. However, if the unfollow is true, it appears that Morant is leveling some of the blame for the incident with Pack.

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